Invitation for ICTP Members: Official Launch of Eng. Walter Mzembi Candidature for UNWTO Secretary General Post
Invitation for ICTP Members and media at FITUR: Official Launch of Eng. Walter Mzembi Candidature for UNWTO Secretary General Post Register: https://eturbonews.wufoo.com/forms/wl05ha805vkmm9/ ATC News Dear Reader! JOIN US IN MADRID ON THURSDAY EVENING Qualified Journalists, friends, and selected tourism executives are cordially invited to join us at the official launch of Dr. Eng. Walter Mzembi’s […]
South Africa Tourism seeks Partnership to drive Nigerian Tourism Development
More ATQ News from West Africa Movenpick Accra Hotel sold to Mauritius Company Eleven years after it established its presence in the gold coast, Movenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra, has been acquired by QG Africa Hotel LP, a Mauritius based investment fund managed by Quantum Global Investments Africa Management Limited from Kingdom Holding Company (KHC). …more […]
New Premium Arrival Lounge in the making at Kigali’s international airport
KUWAIT’S NAS AIMS AT PROVIDING MORE SERVICES FOR PREMIUM PASSENGERS (Posted 16th January 2017) Kuwait’s National Aviation Services (www.nas.aero) has been providing premium departure lounge services at the Kigali International Airport since 2011, when the Pearl Lounge initially opened before being tripled in size as the airport underwent expansion and modernization in subsequent years. The […]
News from Zambia
Explore The Real Africa We have all the latest news from Zambia that you need to hear about! Remember that if you have any articles or news stories that you think we need to hear about on Zambia Tourism, please submit. The best of Zambia on Instagram this week It’s a new year, and we’re […]
Avian Flu outbreak not good news for Uganda
AGRICULTURE STATE MINISTER CONFIRMS AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK IN UGANDA (Posted 15th January 2017) Tests carried out on dead birds found on the shores of Lake Victoria between the capital Kampala and Entebbe, the location of the international airport, but also in Masaka District, have proved positive of avian flu, government officials confirmed late yesterday and […]
Tanzania’s Transport Minister lashes out at Swissport
‘WHOSE INTERESTS DO YOU SERVE‘ ASK AVIATION PUNDITS OVER MINISTERIAL OUTBURST (Posted 15th January 2017) Tanzania’s Transport Minister Prof. Makame Mbarawa, has been challenged to provide facts over his recent outburst against the main ground handling agency at Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport. Swissport, Tanzania’s oldest and largest aviation ground handling agency, got […]
Epic kiteboard journey from Lamu reaches Zanzibar’s Nungwi point
Lamu to Zanzibar 2017 Expedition (Pictures courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/eastafricanboardriders/) At around 16.00 hrs yesterday, Friday 13th Jan. did 6 kiteboarders and 2 windsurfers reach Nungwi, Kendwa Rocks in Zanzibar. This brings to an end a 9 day epic voyage that began in Lamu on January 5th. To reach Nungwi they needed to travel 800kms on […]
Lillian Gaitho’s weekend contribution discusses eco friendly travel
Five Guides to Becoming an Eco-friendly Traveler (By Lillian Gaitho, 14th January 2017) Tourism is no doubt a world leader in employment, global GDP, and socially; a great aid to cultural integration. With the number of international visitors having crossed the one billion mark, it’s imperative for every traveler to consciously watch what they do, […]
Alain St.Ange from the Seychelles confirms his presence in Madrid for FITUR saying he will be lodging his documents for the coming elections for the SG of the UNWTO
Alain St.Ange from the Seychelles confirms his presence in Madrid for FITUR next week where he will be lodging his documents for the coming elections for the position of Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Alain St.Ange has confirmed he is a World Tourism Organisation Secretary General Candidate. The Former […]
Happy New Year from Save the Elephants
Happy New Year from Save the Elephants Elephants have endured some very bad years, but with human helpers to whom we are so grateful, there is more hope now than before. The news that China is moving from being the main problem to the main solution putting in place a near ban on ivory is […]
Vanilla Islands throw their weight behind St. Ange candidature for UNWTO’s top job
Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands group supports St. Ange candidacy (Posted 14th January 2017) The islands of the Indian Ocean (Comoros, Mayotte, Mauritius, Madagascar, Reunion and Seychelles) joined together many years ago to form a new Tourism Block named the Vanilla Islands. Today they are seen in Tour Operator programs as a region to themselves and […]
KAZA Uni-Visa already a success story after just a month
ZAMBIA TOURISM HAILS NEW UNI-VISA FOR TOURISTS (Posted 13th January 2017) The Kaza Uni-Visa became a permanent feature on December 21st last year when launched again in the Zambian city of Livingstone. The agreement was signed between the Governments of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. The endorsement of the Kaza Uni-visa as a permanent feature at […]
Brussels Airlines fleet replacement gathering pace in 2017
ACMI LEASES TO BOOST BRUSSELS AIRLINES CAPACITY AS AVRO’S LEAVE THE FLEET (Posted 13th January 2017) Dublin based CityJet will join bmi Regional and Flybe in April this year to provide three additional wet leased single aisle jets to Brussels Airlines. These aircraft, three new Sukhoi SSJ100’s, will be deployed under an ACMI lease on […]
A year to go but the hype is now on for Qatar Airways Las Vegas flights
QATAR AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES LAS VEGAS FOR JANUARY 2018 (Posted 13th January 2017) It may be a year to go but Qatar Airways will no doubt make as much hay of it over the next twelve months as they can. Las Vegas has been named as the airline’s 11th destination in North America connecting McCarran International […]
Brussels Airlines records over 3 percent growth in 2016
MORE PASSENGERS AND MORE DESTINATIONS MARK BRUSSELS AIRLINES YEAR OF 2016 (Posted 13th January 2017) Brussels Airlines welcomed over 7.7 million passengers on board of its worldwide flights last year which constitutes an increase of 3.2% compared to 2015, a remarkable result given the challenges the airline faced last year. Brussels Airlines closed the year […]
Maria goes into travel mode
MARIAISMYNAME.COM – HOW TRAVEL CAN TURN A LIFE AROUND AND GIVE IT NEW PURPOSE (Reposted with Maria’s permission on 13th January 2017) Maria and I have been friends for several years now, a friendship which grew fonder and closer while Maria’s husband was ill before he passed on in 2015. Writing her own blog, mostly […]
Maria goes into travel mode
MARIAISMYNAME.COM – HOW TRAVEL CAN TURN A LIFE AROUND AND GIVE IT NEW PURPOSE (Reposted with Maria’s permission on 13th January 2017) Maria and I have been friends for several years now, a friendship which grew fonder and closer while Maria’s husband was ill before he passed on in 2015. Writing her own blog, mostly […]
Seychelles Founder President laid to rest in the State House grounds
SIR JAMES ACCORDED STATE FUNERAL AS SEYCHELLES MOURNS THEIR FOUNDER PRESIDENT (Posted 12th January 2017 Seychelles bade a final farewell to its Founding President today, Former President Sir James Mancham, who was laid to rest at the State House Cemetery following a two and a half hour long State Funeral with full military honours. The […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian Airlines to Resume Flights to Conakry in 2017 FootPrint to Africa Ethiopian Airlines – Ethiopian Airlines has announced the resumption of flights to Conakry, Guinea effective February 1, 2017. “Charting a route that joins Africa, East to West and North to South… Read more>> INFRASTRUCTURE First batch of Kenya’s […]
FITUR 2017- Save the Date!
FITUR – Miss it at your own risk WHY SHOULD I ATTEND FITUR 2017 IN THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM FOR DEVELOPMENT?
IATA’s current market assessment now available on line
DECEMBER UPDATES FROM IATA GIVE HOPE FOR AN EVEN BETTER 2017 (Posted 12th January 2017) Key points: The latest round of financial results from Q3 2016 underlined another solid quarter for industry financial performance, but there are ongoing signs that momentum in the profitability cycle has weakened; Global airline share prices outperformed the global equity […]
Grab the best deals on the market and ‘? Enjoy great fares to Europe from $656! ?’
Brussels Airlines relaunches great new fares to Europe ? and is my airline of choice when I fly from Entebbe to Brussels and beyond. Book now on brusselsairlines.com ENJOY GREAT FARES TO EUROPE! Book by 20 January 2017. Travel by 31 May 2017. See all destinations London From $ 721 Return* Fly to the city […]
Madagascar to become Ethiopian’s 95th worldwide destination
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES DUE TO LAUNCH FLIGHTS TO ANTANANARIVO BY END MARCH (Posted 12th January 2017) Ethiopian Airlines is getting ever closer to reaching 100 worldwide destinations, when on the 28th of March this year Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, will become the carrier’s 95th destination. Initially will the world’s largest island, located in the Indian […]
Crucial air service agreement paves way for RwandAir’s Mumbai flights
RWANDA AND INDIA SIGN NEW AIR SERVICE DEAL (Posted 12th January 2017) On the sidelines of President Kagame’s visit to India, where he attended the 08th Gujarat Summit, was reportedly pen put to paper to seal the deal on a new air service agreement. This now paves the way for RwandAir to embark in earnest […]
Nairobi makes the ‘Rough Guide’ global top three cities to be visited
NAIROBI ON THE ‘ROUGH GUIDE‘ PODIUM AS THIRD MOST RECOMMENDED CITY TO VISIT (Posted 12th January 2017) Only Paris and Isfahan in Iran beat Nairobi in the rankings of the ‘Rough Guide‘ for city visits in 2017, as the Kenyan capital outshone such iconic names like Bristol, Antwerp, Medellin, Atlanta, Osaka, Guadalajara and Palma de […]
Kenya’s Najib Balala part of FITUR’s ‘INVESTOUR’ discussion panel
TOURISM CABINET SECRETARY BALALA TO LEAD KENYAN DELEGATION TO FITUR (Posted 12th January 2017) Europe’s tourism and travel trade show circuit opens next week with Spain’s FITUR, the main travel event of its kind across the Iberian peninsula. Tourism Cabinet Secretary Hon. Najib Balala is part of the African ministerial panel that will take part […]
South Africa Home Affairs Minister named “Tourism Terminator” for his Visa Fumbles
ATQ News Updates South African Home Affairs Minister nicknamed “The Tourism Terminator” for his Visa fumbles Baby Bump Fad-Andy Warhol Maureen Ihua: I Stopped Acting to Take Care of My Handsome Husband Housewife hires ‘Okada rider’ to rape husband’s mistress American University scams Nigerians FAAN pays concessionaires N35.9m monthly to clean Lagos airport Harnessing the […]
News updates from Tourism Zambia
Zambia Tourism News Updates Message From The Chief Executive Officer Mr. Felix S. Chaila CEO – Zambia Tourism Agency On behalf management and staff of the Zambia Tourism Agency, I welcome you all into the new tourism year 2017. I hope that you had a wonderful and restful festive period and looking forward to the […]
November air traffic growth strongest in nine months
IATA SEES FURTHER STRONG DEMAND (Posted 11th January 2017) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November 2016 showing the strongest demand growth in nine months. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 7.6% compared to November 2015. Capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 6.5%, and load factor rose […]
News from ‘Further Down South’ courtesy of Gill Staden
‘THE LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY’S’ FIRST EDITION OF 2017 https://thelivingstoneweekly.wordpress.com/january-2017/ Inside Lamp Posts toppled Army worms in Livingstone Batoka Dam – meeting for finances Ndola-Solwezi Flight to start Visitor map for Lusaka Park Warthog saved by Norman Carr Safaris Wild dogs at Mayukuyuku Photos from Luangwa North of Lake Tanganyika polluted Elephants in China Painted dogs collared […]
